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UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds
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New research shows that humans are not the only creatures that have to balance conflicting demands — male olive baboons also make trade-offs between mating and parenting.
Researchers found that after a prescribed burn, many unburned patches of stinknet remain in what is otherwise bare ground, free of competition from other plants.
New study shows supplying calories to microbes benefits metabolic health.
Jupiter's moon Europa is one of the most promising places to search for alien life because of the strong evidence for nutrients, water and energy. Researchers investigated the consequences of Europa forming using a computer code.
New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that the harder an individual consumer works, the less willing they are to risk those earnings through investments and elsewhere.